So long DOMA. (Comments)
October 18, 2012 10:02 pm
Just hours ago, a federal appeals court ruled that the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA) unconstitutionally discriminates against married same-sex couples.
It’s a big win for Edie Windsor who, with the help of the ACLU and the cooperating law firm of Paul, Weiss, Wharton & Garrison LLP, sued the federal government for failing to recognize her marriage to her partner Thea Spyer, after Spyer’s death in 2009.
In striking down DOMA, the court held that government discrimination against lesbians and gay men is now assumed to be unconstitutional. This is a huge victory — and it would never have been possible without Edie Windsor.
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